{"id":46687,"date":"2012-10-31T00:52:13","date_gmt":"2012-10-30T22:52:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=46687"},"modified":"2012-10-31T00:57:26","modified_gmt":"2012-10-30T22:57:26","slug":"gta-v-release-window-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/business\/46687-gta-v-release-window-announced","title":{"rendered":"GTA V release window officially announced"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Rockstar Games, a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, has announced that Grand Theft Auto V is expected to launch worldwide during spring 2013 for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.<\/p>\n<p>In southern-hemisphere language, that means around Q2\/Q3 2013. No mention was made of a PC release date.<\/p>\n<p>The announce follows news of <a title=\"GTA V artwork leaks, release period emerges\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/news\/46676-gta-v-artwork-leaks-release-period-emerges.html\">&#8220;leaked&#8221; pre-order promotional images<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Developed by series creator Rockstar North, Grand Theft Auto V seeks to once again raise the bar for the sandbox\/vehicular mayhem\/crime training sim\/Fox News goldmine genre.<\/p>\n<p>The game is set in the sprawling city of Los Santos and its surrounding areas. Rockstar claims &#8220;unprecedented scale and detail bursting with life, from mountaintops to the depths of the ocean.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Grand Theft Auto V builds on everything we&#8217;ve learned about open world game design,&#8221; said Sam Houser, Founder of Rockstar Games. &#8220;We can&#8217;t wait to share it with fans.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>From 5 November 2012, Grand Theft Auto V will be available for pre-order.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rockstargames.com\/videos\/embed\/8001\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"600\" height=\"339\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() 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